> Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:48:15 +0200 > From: Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2026 at 03:36:27PM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:57:05 +0200 > > > From: Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > This is a follow-up to > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00079.html > > > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00104.html > > > > > > I propose that the Info reader scans all the nodes of an Info file for > > > index markers if the currently implemented method, based on having > > > "Index" in the node name to find indices does not find any index. This > > > would handle languages where "Index" does not mean the same as in > > > English. This was something Gavin and myself proposed, with the caveat > > > that this could be time consuming. > > > > > > Would that be ok? > > > > Is it possible to come up with a less expensive solution? E.g., how > > about adding something to the tag table? We can add there anything, > > since that table is never shown to the user. > > This was discussed here, a new tag breaks the standalone Info reader: > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00074.html > > This has been corrected in 7.3, but it is too early to use: > 2025-07-07 Patrice Dumas <[email protected]> > Skip unknown tag in Info tag table > > Gavin objected to adding new local variables: > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00103.html > > I objected to using Index in an @anchor: > https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-texinfo/2025-06/msg00104.html > > Unless there are other ideas, this leaves the scan.
What about producing the Index node name in some special way that will leave a distinct marker in the Info file (and then hiding that marker when the reader displays the node)?
